>>justine: the number of people applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week. jobless claims increased by 24,000 to 399,000. typically application's source in the to first weeks of the year. retail sales have been pushed to record levels. the commerce department is saying that the sales totaled a record of 4.7

trillion dollars. that is a gain of nearly 8 percent over 2010. >>mark: a developing story in san francisco, police are on the scene of a homicide investigation. a man was found stabbed and lying on the street. here is the location on google earth. officers responded to a phone call and found a 30 year-old adult's light industry with a stab wound. jackie sissel is live on the scene with an update. >>jackie: here is video, the police were called out, the call of a person down. they discovered one person, an adult male was injured. he did have stab wounds and was taken to san francisco general hospital where he

was pronounced dead. crime scene investigators and homicide investigators were combing the area looking for clues. they are also asking for the public's health. they say they do not have any identification of for a potential suspect but they are looking for the public's help. obviously it is a developing story. >>darya: standards as the police are investigating a homicide. a missing 14 year- old hayward girl. this hayward girl is missing. that is her photo. she was last seen tuesday morning. her name is darlene. her parents last saw her at 7:00 a.m.. family members believe that she took a taxi to the hayward bart stations ahead to oakland. her last contact with a friend was at 10:30

a.m. that morning. she is 5 ft. 4 in., 100 lbs., curly black here with an olive complexion. she was wearing black pants and a blue sweatshirt. she suffers from a social anxiety disorder in and it may need medical assistance. >>mark: a cold start today and it may be rain on the horizon. james fletcher has more. >>james: next week we have a strong chance of a decent rain, finally. sunny and mild is the forecast between now and saturday. the clouds will roll in and it will get breezy in advance of that system that we are expecting to make itself present by wednesday. tuesday night into wednesday, rain and snow are possible. that is the long view. here is what we see outside of the door.

freezing conditions in the north bay. seated in the south bay we have 37 and los gatos, 40 in san jose. it is cold out there and a relatively clear. this afternoon, we are looking for conditions to be very similar to yesterday. it will be another beautiful day with clear skies. 65 is the forecast high for oakland. temperatures will

drop on sunday and monday. you're more looking jr. holiday weekends, sunday and monday he will be fine to be outside. >>george: off the westbound ride on interstate 80 still looks pretty good. it is a smith commute as you head into the toll plaza. the metering lights have not activated. it is an easy ride from the macarthur maze with no delays fancy work your way across the upper deck. your ride on the san mateo bridge, the

westbound commute still looks good. again, the right side of the screen is the westbound commute direction. traffic is moving smoothly. interstate 80 westbound as you work your way from hercules to the lower east shore freeways, as speeds are popping up in the '60s. it is still a pretty good ride for the lower east shore freeway and the upper east shore freeway. this out a freeway's look good with green showing on the roadway sensors. the north bay ride through marin county is still the way free. no problems for your trip down to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: of new this morning, parents are camping out to get their kids into school in santa clara.

registration starts this morning. there are only 120 coveted spots available. these parents want to get their kids in. craig skalar is out there with these parents who feel it is worth waiting. why? >> they think this whole is worth it and it is in their neighborhood. dupont peace

>>mark: disturbing images have a surface on need to, it appears to be marines urinating on corpses of television and fighters. afghan president is now condemning the action. cars i describes the act as completely inhumane and called on the u.s. military to punish these marines. the

officials say the case is an isolated incident and these troops are no longer in afghanistan. >> it does look like an isolated event. what does loss to people around the world when they see this picture and horrible video is, contrary to u.s. policy, it is illegal. that is why there will be an accountability review. what happens is, it gets a life of its own. it is used by the taliban and al-qaeda to recruit, train and raise money. in and of itself, it has consequences that go on far beyond just this story. >>mark: the marine corps says it is investigating but has not yet verified the origin or authenticity. >>darya: thank you for waking up with the kron4 morning news. we have a lot more for you and a couple of minutes. here is a live look

outside the golden gate bridge. we will be right back.

>>justine: one of the stories we're watching comes from the washington times. it has to do with solyndra. the newspaper is reporting that attorneys representing this solar company in its bankruptcy case want to pay out bonuses to about two dozen employees. the bonuses ranged from $10,000-$50,000. the paper says that attorneys say the bonuses will help motivate the remaining until he's in to keep important personnel from leaving the company. i posted the entire article on my facebook fan page. >>darya: the president's campaign has brought in more

than 68 million combined for his reelection and the democratic party. that was during the final three months of 2011. campaign officials hoped to raise $60 million. here is what the president had to say about his reelection bid in his hometown of chicago. >> i will stand every ounce of energy that i have a fighting for you.. and he still have the energy, if you are still fired up, if you are not weary, if you are ready to put on your walking shoes and get to work and knock on some doors and make some phone calls and talk to friends and neighbors and push through obstacles and keep reaching for that vision that you hold in your heart, i

promise you, change will come. >>darya: we want to get a look at the weather. it is chilly out there. like

yesterday it was chilly and we've wound up with a record high court is temperatures. we're expecting more beautiful sunshine today. concord and livermore are both at 34 and 35 degrees prospectively. it is cold this morning and a relatively clear. visibility is not terrible yet, but you may notice foggy conditions. this afternoon we're looking pretty good. a lot of

people, especially near the great lakes are wishing they had weather like this. we could use some rain in we're going to get some. let's talk about their rain. this system is still up by alaska but by tuesday of next week their ridge of high pressure is giving us nice, clear weather. we will get moisture coming in off of the pacific. that will translate into rain for us and more importantly, snow for the sierra.

>>george: we are not attracting any hot spots. there are no major delays or problems. your drive on the bay bridge westbound, the metering lights have not yet been activated. we are looking at a very light ride for the bay bridge. the san mateo bridge is an easy commute in both directions. fox in very light traffic and an easy ride through marin county. dream on all of the major commute routes which means you have zero delays. a little bit of slowing of the dublin

interchange but no real problems for the ride in. the yellow indicates that you might get down to '40's. the south bay freeways are delay free. your ride along the mid peninsula, to 80 and 101 are both clear from the south bay in san francisco. >>darya: 6:23 a.m.. a high- school teacher in livermore is behind bars and accused of having a sexual relationship off with a boy under the age of 16. officers arrested marie johnson yesterday. they say she had sex with him in her

car and outside of school grounds. investors believe it was only one boy that was involved with this. new details, the man accused of raping three women is due back in court tomorrow after making a court appearance. he faces 26 felony counts including attempted murder, attempted rape and the locals counts of kidnapping. here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is moving pretty smoothly.

>>darya: foreclosures were

down 44% last year but likely to bump up this year. realttrac says the reason for the drop in foreclosures was because of procedural delays that artificially reduce the foreclosure rate. the number of homes facing foreclosure totaled 1.9 million which looked like the lowest level since 2007. laws vegas was the foreclosure capital and california had 10 of the top 20 highest foreclosure rates in metropolitan aerias. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues. right now dow futures are up 21 points.

the sec >>mark: we had a climb in the number of americans seeking unemployment. a

slight rise on wall street. >>james: mt. tam has been showing as a slight breeze. all in all it is not bad. temperatures called the north bay. this afternoon will make up for it. mid-30s and concord and livermore. upper '30's for fremont and mountain view. as for the foggy can see it on our visibility map. it is forming mainly north of santa rosa ended near the napa valley heading towards a vallejo. visibility is in

yellow and orange. the rest of the day is looking all right this morning. this afternoon, it is going to be a lot like yesterday. across the north bay, relatively mild conditions. we can finally start counting down the days of sunshine.

cochran now we're seeing good sunny and mild conditions. >>george: we have nothing but good news around the bay area. a little more congestion in evidence at the toll plaza but we are still not looking at any hot spots are major delays. their rights to the san details rich has been lighter than normal this morning. it is still an easy trip in both directions across the stand. the golden gate and the ride on 101, we are delayed free. looking at

the traffic maps, the ride on interstate 80 is still a very smooth committed, so is the ride on 580 westbound leading out towards the dublin interchanged and continuing to the castro valley. some in the south bay, a look onto 80, it's pretty smooth commute. there was some congestion near the 101 interchange but speeds are in the '50s and '60s towards cupertino. >>darya: 6:34 a.m.. san francisco police are investigating a homicide this morning. they found a 30 year-old adult suffering from stabbed once. he was taken to a local hospital where he died. this is san francisco's first homicide of the year.

>>mark: in san jose, firefighters are on the scene of the house fired near capitol expressway. will tran is live at the scene. swilled >> fire investigators believe the fire started right here on the first floor probably from a heater. when they got here this place was fully engulfed and the fire raced its way through walls and into the ads. they also noticed flames shooting out from upstairs. fortunately, no one was hooked--no one was hurt. the alarm company called a family friend who was watching a home. that family friend, that was the person who called the fire department. the cars parked in the garage were not damaged. the fire department

believes there has been at least some of the $50,000 worth of damage. the fire was contained only to this house. the >>darya: new this morning, parents are camping out, sleeping in their cars tried to get their kids into their own neighborhood school in santa clara. there are only 120 slots available for students at the school. there are more people who live in the neighborhood and want their kids to go there. craig skalar is explaining how this is going to work. they have a number system? >> yes. people have been years since about 5:00 p.m.

last night. many of them have been here for more than flowers. one parent says it is a well worth the effort to keep their kids in the neighborhood. we will show you pictures from earlier, people keeping warm and having hot chocolate, trying to get one of the 120 shots--slots that are available. if there is an overflow and lack of space there will have to send their kids somewhere else. >> it is a grade school, a great community, i have lived here for nine years. i want my daughter to come to school in. here we are. >> you live here and you want your kids to go to school here. obviously this cool web site says there is a possibility that they will put you in a different school. >>jackie: this car is one of

the early ones. call the school is expected to open it 9-11:00 a.m. and then 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. so parents can register their kids for next fall. >>darya: is a crowded because people are here from other areas? >>jackie: the cars are running the school, they're waiting for the opportunity to get inside. >>justine: here is what we're watching on the kron4 news from. the dow is up

seven points, not a lot of movement so far this morning. retail sales of one of slightly for december and thousands of workers who had holiday jobs are back on the unemployment line. we will be right back. south soft

bundle " rat >>mark: today marks the two- year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in haiti. here is the video from january 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit in port-au-prince. more than 300,000 people were injured. nearly 5000 schools were damaged or destroyed and 1.5 million left homeless. the earth quake affected one- third of the country and they're still trying to recover today.

>>darya: the san francisco 49ers, saturday is the big day. candlestick is going to be taxed as we hosted the new orleans saints. >>james: it lot of people are already making plans. here is the weather that we're expecting as the saints come to town. sunny and mild. temperatures at kickoff is 66 degrees. a beautiful day to be at the ballpark. a lot of people will be out there, let's get the latest on traffic. >>george: one of the options is taking public transit. we have listed some of the public transit options.

there are four different candlestick express buses. the express bus fare is $12. you can also take the teeth third line cut to the paul street station in the there is a shuttle from there. if you are driving, you are likely to see some backups on the bay bridge toll plaza. if you are taking a limo or rv will cost more if you're planning on doing some tail beating. >> i am here with dr.

>>mark: we're watching weather in this note and also oklahoma. snow and strong winds. the weather is making it tough for drivers. a winter weather advisory is in fleeced across a large part of oklahoma.

>>james: the national map shows us the bulk of nasty weather is hanging around the great lakes and towards the northeast. as we push and you will see right around here we see the effects on the airports. did you have any flights taking you to the east coast, call a half. around the bay, pretty good conditions. the north bay is shirting-- starting does show some fog. clear and cold for most of the day. our highs will be in the mid '60s. freezing temperatures overnight. here

is what we are expecting over the course of the morning. it is freezing right now. santa rosa is dropping a little bit since our last update. the north bay is the coldest. here is where the fog is. it is not terrible. visibility is down under a mile. 9:00 a.m. will be the hour when we see ourselves getting out of the parties. we will be looking for more 40's and 50's. by noon at the sixties began to appear. by 2:00 p.m.,

widespread mid-60s. the then, the clouds roll in and. we have a decent shot at ran around the bay. we will let you know how much rain and where we expected to fall. >>george: looking great pretty much describes the commute this morning. we are free of hot spots and no delays on the bay bridge toll plaza. the back that is very minor. the middle of the east parking lot. even if it grows based on what we have seen, i expect that we will see an overall good commute. the right of the san mateo bridge is problem free. in marin county,

conditions are smooth as you head southbound. the ride around the bay area is looking pretty good. a little bit of slowing southbound passing stone ridge. as you head towards 84 speeds drop to the high forties. that is about the only slow down as you will hit on your drive to mission boulevard. the ride through marin county, 101 southbound also looks good with no delays from novato to the golden gate bridge. >>darya: reports say that one officer covered his nameplate with black tape and the other removed the tape with a videographer

questioning him. officer: hargreaves and clifford wong were punished after police and internal affairs investigations. state law and oakland policy requires officers to wear a badge or nameplate. >>mark: we will know tomorrow if the new sheriff will face a domestic violence charges. the is the new sure of said francisco but a neighbor reported his wife showed her a bruise on her arm that happened from new year's eve. george gascoigne is reviewing the evidence and says he is close to a decision. >> in the case of domestic violence is a top priority. there's so much at stake. the safety and well-being of

the alleged victim. in this case and another is also a young child. this case is going to be a top priority. one of my concerns was the well-being of the child. >> she has made its eighth she feels safe and that she is not threatened or afraid of her husband. the attorney also confirms that an item seized was a video taken by the neighbor that reported the domestic violence. >>darya: prosecutors will continue making their case against joseph nee said. disturbing details came out in court yesterday. police say they found a rate journal and cited his home that contained detailed accounts of the attacks. they also say that he photographed his victims. he

is accused of murdering the women the ec here. asked in a cell is representing himself in the case. the case continues today. we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside at the james lick in san francisco. traffic is moving pretty well. profs

>>kimberlee: a psychiatrist for case here today says that she became part met with her daughter after passing out at a party when she was 18 years old. she claims that she does not know the identity of the father and meanwhile her attorney has just resigned. sources claim that they had a falling out over her online video diaries. you can watch them in their entirety on my facebook fan

page. >>mark: a live look outside, the backup is starting to grow on the bay bridge.